ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206248
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 January 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth |
| Owner/operator: | 15 EFTS RAF |
| Registration: | T6499 |
| MSN: | 84840 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Burnfoot RLG, 7nm NNW of Carlisle, Cumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kingsdown, Carlisle, Cumberland |
| RAF Burnfoot RLG, Cumberland |
De Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth MSN 84840: Taken on charge by the RAF as T6499 at 15 EFTS Carlisle 23.7.41.
Written off (destroyed) on 13.1.43: It crashed and Cat.E2/FA damage was recorded following an accident when it was overshooting on approach to RAF Burnfoot RLG (Relief Landing Ground) 7 nautical miles North North-West of Carlisle, Cumberland, the aircraft was struck by Tiger Moth BB755, which had just taken off, and was in its initial climb phase. Both aircraft became locked together at fifty feet in the air and crashed. No fatalities are believed to have occurred.
RAF Burnfoot RLG Opened for flying training, as a relief airfield for Kingstown, September 1940; closed 9 July 1945. It was just south of Longtown, and close to the England-Scotland border
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft T1000-V9999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/7057: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16756354
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A8.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p848.html
5. https://www.ukairfieldguide.net/airfields/Burnfoot
6. http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/burnfoot/
7. https://www.lakesguides.co.uk/html/lgaz/lk28868.htm
8. https://ourairports.com/airports/GB-0170/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2018 13:17 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 16-Feb-2018 13:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 04-Feb-2019 15:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Aug-2021 15:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 17-Aug-2021 15:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Country] |
| 17-Aug-2021 20:20 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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